To the Rescue

He is an energetic 2-year-old Jack Russell Terrier that belongs to my Dutch in laws – Simone & Guus.

Every now and again, I get to spend some time with Dex.

Yesterday was one of those days.

Gleefully, we went on a little walk together.

After a few minutes on our walk, although I wanted to go in one direction, it was clear he wanted to go in another!

I relented, and off we went the way he wanted to go.

It turned out to be one of his favourite little fenced parks, dedicated to dogs, so that they can run freely.

Ball and thrower in hand, we commenced our afternoon of activity.

I was happy throwing, and he was very happy chasing.

Enthusiastically, this activity continued for around half an hour.

Then the fun really began!

Putting the ball and thrower away, it was time to depart for home.

He knew exactly what was happening, and certainly did not want to return home.

Off he raced, to hide in the woods!

For the next 45 minutes I tried every single trick in the book to entice him on to his lead.

Little treats, throwing the ball again, ignoring him, patiently trying to corner him near the fence, following him into the woods, then back to laying a trail of treats on the ground….

The Result – Nothing! 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 success!

My patience was wearing very thin!

“Time to call Simone” I thought…

“𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!” I declared.

She smiled and laughed.

10 minutes later, as Simone and Monic arrived in the park together, Dex ran to Simone!  Job done!

Moral of the story – sometimes you just have to admit defeat, call for help, have a little laugh and wait on others to come to the rescue!

Have you rescued anyone recently?